Kangchenjunga | 2019 SW Face

A Mexico expedition to Kangchenjunga in 2019 via SW Face, led by Viridiana Alvarez Chavez. Summit reached on 15th May 2019. 18 members recorded.

Expedition Details

Field Value
ID 10269
Imported 2026-03-06 18:04:49.359634
Expedition ID KANG19102
Peak ID KANG
Year 2019
Season 1
Host Country 1
Route 1 SW Face
Route 2 -
Route 3 -
Route 4 -
Nationality Mexico
Leaders Viridiana Alvarez Chavez
Sponsor Seven Summit Treks Kangchenjunga Expedition 2019
Success 1 True
Success 2 False
Success 3 False
Success 4 False
Ascent 1 -
Ascent 2 -
Ascent 3 -
Ascent 4 -
Claimed False
Disputed False
Countries Argentina, Bulgaria, China, Czech Republic, Italy, Japan, Malaysia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Approach Flight to Badrapur, Jeep, trekking to Seram, from Seram to BC by heli
Basecamp Date 2019-04-19
Summit Date 2019-05-15
Summit Time 0445
Summit Days 26
Total Days 28
Termination Date 2019-05-17
Termination Reason 1
Termination Notes -
High Point (m) 8586
Traverse False
Ski False
Paraglide False
Camps 3
Fixed Rope (m) 0
Total Members 10
Summit Members 7
Member Deaths 0
Total Hired 8
Summit Hired 8
Hired Deaths 0
No Hired False
O2 Used True
O2 None False
O2 Climb True
O2 Descent False
O2 Sleep True
O2 Medical False
O2 Taken False
O2 Unknown False
Other Summits -
Campsites BC(19/04,5500m),C2(23/04,6200m),C3(30/04,6980m),C4(14/05,7350m),Smt(15/05)
Route Notes BC 19/04 5500m C1 - - (never slept at regular C1) C2 23/04 6200m C3 30/04 6980m C4 14/04 7350m (only touched by team before summit push) Smt 15/05 by Alvarez, Stefanov, Rotar, Kolouchova, Sarjanovich, Chhepal Sherpa, Lakpa Temba Sherpa, Gyalu Sherpa, Ngima Thenduk Sherpa, Ang Kami Sherpa Smt 15/05 by Lavaud, Dawa Sange at 7:15 am (see report below) Smt 15/05 by Watanable, Pechhumbe, Kasang Dawa at 7:15 am (see report below) Team left C4 at 6 pm on 14/05. Stefanov and Alvarez summited at 4:45 am. Fine weather, good conditions. Wind came from northwest, so they were mostly protected from wind. Cold on the top, -35°C. Stefanov had some problems with his oxygen on the summit; Alvarez’ Sherpa gave him second oxygen bottle. Stefanov back to C4 at 9 am. Alvarez all the way down to BC the same day, she was back to BC at 8 pm. Sarjanovich left C4 with others and reached the summit at 7:20 am. He was back to C4 at 12:30 pm. Rotar and Kolouchova summited at around 5:30 am. Blanc came back to Kanchenjunga because he wanted to complete 14x8000 without oxygen. He reached C1 (6000m) on 23/04 and abandoned attempt on 24/04 because he grew worried and didn’t want to risk his health by going without oxygen. Wui Kin Chin was on the permit, but died on Annapurna earlier in the season. Li Jian-Hong got sick on Annapurna and abandoned Kanchenjunga attempt. He may be going to Makalu later in the season though. Team left BC on 17/05 and returned to Ktmdu on 18/05 by heli from Tapethok. Oxygen: Used by Stefanov from C4-summit-C4 by Alvarez from C3-summit-C4 by Kolouchova, Sarjanovich and Rotar from C4-summit-C3 Rotar was also given oxygen after the climb in base camp. Hired: Chhepal Sherpa (S), Okhaldhunga Lakpa Temba Sherpa (S), Sankhuwasabha Gyalu Sherpa (S), Okhaldhunga Ngima Thenduk Sherpa (S), Sankhuwasabha Ang Kami Sherpa (S), Sankhuwasabha Report from Sophie Lavaud: BC 06/05 5500m C1 - 6240m C2 11/05 6220m C3 12/05 6836m C4 13/05 7325m Smt 15/05 by Lavaud, Dawa Sange at 7.15 am. When the team reached C2 on the summit push, it was very windy and it became clear that the Sherpas would not fix the ropes to the summit on 13/05. All climbers decided to stay at C2, but Lavaud and her team continued to C3 and then stayed two nights at C4 to wait for the rope to be fixed. On summit day, team left at 5:30 pm on 14/05. Straightforward climb, but very busy on the route, especially on the descent. Spent about 10 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 1 pm. On 16/05, all down to BC and left BC on 17/05. Lavaud and Dawa Sange summited Annapurna 1 on 23/04. Oxygen: Used from C4 to top to C4 by Lavaud and Dawa Sange Sherpa: Dawa Sange Sherpa, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun, 25/08/1985 Report from Naoko Watanabe: BC 06/05 5500m C1 - 6240m C2 11/05 6220m C3 12/05 6836m C4 13/05 7325m Smt 15/05 by Watanabe, Pechhumbe, Kasang Dawa at 7:15 am. On summit day, team left at 6 pm on 14/05. Straightforward climb, but very busy on the route, especially on the descent. Spent about 20 minutes on the summit and descended to C4, where they arrived at 3 pm. On 16/05, all down to BC and left BC on 17/05 by helicopter from Tapethok. Watanabe and Kasang Dawa summited Annapurna 1 on 23/04. Oxygen: Used from C3 to top to C3 by Watanabe From C4 to top to C4 by Pechhumbe and Kasang Dawa Sherpas: Pecchumbe Sherpa, Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun, 22/09/1987 Kasang Dawa Sherpa, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun, 25/11/1992
Accidents -
Achievement Alvarez first Mexican woman on Kangchenjunga
Agency Seven Summit Treks
Commercial Route False
Standard Route True
Primary Route False
Primary Member False
Primary Reference False
Primary ID -
Checksum 2462303
Year 2019
Summit Success True
O2 Summary Used
Route (lowercase) sw face

Members

18 recorded members.

Name Sex Year of Birth Citizenship Status Residence Occupation
Viridiana Alvarez Chavez F 1983 Mexico Leader Aguascalientes, Mexico - Details Other expeditions
Abele Blanc M 1954 Italy Climber Aosta City, Aosta, Italy Alpine guide Details Other expeditions
Wui Kin Chin M 1970 Malaysia Climber Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Anaesthetist (but gave up job in order to summit) Details Other expeditions
Klara Kolouchova F 1978 Czech Republic Climber Prague, Czech Republic - Details Other expeditions
Sophie Marie-Therese Jeanne Lavaud F 1968 Switzerland Climber Meinier, Geneva, Switzerland External affairs consultant Details Other expeditions
Jiang-Hong Li M 1965 China Climber Urumchi, Xinjiang, China Businessman (runs a mountain resort) Details Other expeditions
Tomaz Rotar M 1972 Slovenia Climber Lesce, Slovenia - Details Other expeditions
Juan Pablo Sarjanovich Solano M 1976 Argentina Climber Rosario, Argentina Graduate in Business Administration Details Other expeditions
Stefan Ivanov Stefanov M 1968 Bulgaria Climber Sofia, Bulgaria Attorney & judge Details Other expeditions
Naoko Watanabe F 1981 Japan Climber Tokyo, Japan Nurse Details Other expeditions
Ang Kami Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Chhepal Sherpa M 1982 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-2, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Dawa Sange Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Gyalu Sherpa M 1978 Nepal H-A Worker Patle-2, Okhaldhunga - Details Other expeditions
Kasang Dawa Sherpa M 1992 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Lakpa Temba Sherpa M 1985 Nepal H-A Worker Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Nima Tendu (Nima Thenduk) Sherpa M 1973 Nepal H-A Worker Walung, Makalu-9, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions
Pechhumbe (Chumbe) Sherpa M 1987 Nepal H-A Worker Tashigaon, Makalu-Barun - Details Other expeditions

References

1 recorded references.

Expedition ID Journal Author Title Publisher Citation Yak 94
KANG19102 - - https://explorersweb.com/2019/06/06/crowds-on-kangchenjunga-and-a-lonely-nearby-peak/ - - -